Title :
Tunable side coupled Silicon photonic crystal micro-cavities
Author :
Ndi, Francis C. ; Toulouse, Jean ; Hodson, Tim ; Prather, Dennis W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate the potential for using micro-cavities coupled to a photonic crystal waveguide as an optically tunable wavelength filter or modulator. This scheme is capable of giga-hertz speeds and low operating power.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; microcavities; optical modulation; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; photonic crystals; silicon; Si; optically tunable side coupled microcavities; silicon photonic crystal microcavities; waveguide filter; waveguide modulator; Light scattering; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Particle scattering; Photonic crystals; Resonance light scattering; Silicon; 130.3120; 230.1150; 230.4110; 250.7360;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628290
